JP5888024B2 - Vehicle charging device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a charging device for a vehicle, and more specifically, the power supply unit housed inside the device body is connected to a charging terminal of the vehicle via a charging cable drawn out of the device body. The present invention relates to a vehicle charging device that charges a vehicle.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a charging device for a vehicle that rapidly charges a vehicle such as an electric vehicle, a vehicle charging device that includes a device main body that houses a power supply unit and a charging cable that is drawn from the power supply unit to the outside of the device main body is known. It has been. The charging cable includes a connector for connecting to a quick charging terminal of the vehicle. In this type of vehicle charging device, a battery can be rapidly charged by a power supply unit via a charging cable by connecting a connector to a quick charging terminal of the vehicle (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).

JP 2001-178001 A

  By the way, it is known that the inside of the apparatus main body becomes high temperature by driving the power supply unit. Therefore, a blower fan is disposed inside the apparatus main body, and by driving the blower fan, outside air is taken into the apparatus main body and used as cooling air for cooling the power supply unit. Thus, the air used for cooling the power supply unit is then discharged outside the apparatus main body.

  However, since the conventional vehicle charging device does not restrict the air discharge direction, air may be discharged to the front side where the user is performing the charging operation, that is, the customer service side. As a result, there is a concern that the user may feel uncomfortable.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle charging device that can prevent a user from feeling uncomfortable.

In order to achieve the above object, a vehicle charging apparatus according to the present invention is provided in a power supply unit housed in an apparatus main body and in the apparatus main body, and is used for cooling the power supply unit. Air supply means for discharging air from a gap formed between the upper cover member provided on the upper surface of the apparatus main body through an exhaust filter that closes the upper surface opening of the apparatus main body, and the power supply unit A charging device for a vehicle that charges the vehicle by being connected to a charging terminal of the vehicle via a charging cable drawn out of the apparatus main body, and an attachment metal for attaching the upper cover member is A front side mounting bracket including a front side base portion extending upward on the front side of the upper surface of the apparatus main body, and a front extension portion extending forward from the upper end edge of the front side base portion; The device book A rear base that extends upward on the rear side of the upper surface and has a notch continuous to the upper end edge in the central region, and a front side of the upper end excluding a portion where the notch is formed in the rear base. A rear-side mounting portion having a horizontal portion extending toward the side, and the upper cover member is placed on the front extension portion and the upper surface of the horizontal portion, and the front extension portion The upper cover member is placed on the upper surface of the apparatus main body so that a gap with the upper cover member is not formed on the upper surface of the apparatus main body, and the air that has passed through the exhaust filter is formed on the front surface . It is characterized by having a blocking member for blocking the flow toward the direction.

  According to the present invention, the blocking member disposed on the customer service side on the upper surface of the apparatus main body blocks the air that has passed through the exhaust filter from flowing toward the customer service surface, so that it is on the customer service surface side of the apparatus main body. There is an effect that it is possible to prevent the user from feeling uncomfortable without directly blowing air to the user.

FIG. 1 shows a vehicular charging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is a perspective view showing a case when viewed from the front side. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the vehicular charging apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from the rear side. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the upper cover is removed from the vehicle charging device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the vehicle charging device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

  Exemplary embodiments of a charging device for a vehicle according to the present invention will be explained below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  1 and 2 each show a vehicle charging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the case seen from the front side, and FIG. 2 is seen from the rear side. It is a perspective view which shows a case. Although the vehicle charging device illustrated here is not explicitly shown in the figure, it is for rapidly charging a storage battery mounted on a vehicle such as an electric vehicle, and includes a device main body 10.

  The apparatus main body 10 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape in which an opening formed on the front surface is opened and closed by a front door 11, and a power supply unit 1 (see FIG. 4) is accommodated therein. In the apparatus main body 10, a cable lead-out portion 13 is provided on the right side surface 12, and an upper cover 20 is provided on the upper surface. Such an apparatus main body 10 has a front surface configured as a customer service surface.

  The cable lead-out portion 13 is a rectangular parallelepiped portion provided at the upper part of the right side surface 12 of the apparatus main body 10, and the charging cable C is led out from the lower surface thereof. The charging cable C electrically connects between the power supply unit 1 and a storage battery mounted on the vehicle. In the illustrated example, for the sake of convenience, other than both ends of the charging cable C are omitted, but the charging cable C is prepared with a sufficient length to charge a vehicle parked around the apparatus body 10. It is housed in a state of being wound around a cable hook 14 attached to the right side surface 12 of the apparatus main body 10.

  An operation unit 15 is provided at the tip of the charging cable C. The operation unit 15 is a part that is handled when the operator (user) operates the charging cable C, and has a connector (not shown) at the tip thereof. A connector is a part connected to the quick charge terminal of a vehicle. Such an operation unit 15 is held by the connector being accommodated in the connector accommodating portion 16 provided in the lower portion of the cable lead-out portion 13 on the right side surface 12 of the apparatus main body 10. Here, the connector accommodating portion 16 is a box-like body having a depth that can accommodate a connector with an accommodating opening opened on the front surface, and is attached to a position directly above the cable hook 14.

  The upper cover 20 has a sufficient size to cover the upper surface of the apparatus main body 10 and has a rectangular shape with an open lower surface. More specifically, the upper cover 20 includes a top portion 21 that has a substantially rectangular shape, and a lower extension portion 22 that extends downward from the periphery of the top portion 21. 10 is a cover member for covering the upper surface of the cover 10. The upper cover 20 has a length in the front-rear direction that is shorter than a length in the left-right direction. Further, through holes 21 a (see FIG. 3) are provided at the four corners of the top portion 21 of the upper cover 20.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a state where the upper cover 20 is removed from the vehicle charging device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and FIG. 4 is a longitudinal section of the vehicle charging device shown in FIGS. It is sectional drawing which expands and shows.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, an upper surface opening 10 a is formed on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 10, and the exhaust filter 2 is provided so as to close the upper surface opening 10 a. Further, inside the apparatus main body 10, the power supply unit 1 is accommodated and a blower fan (blower unit) F is provided in an upper area of the power supply unit 1.

  The blower fan F is supported by a support member (not shown) provided in the apparatus main body 10 and is driven to take in outside air from the lower side of the inside of the apparatus main body 10 and remove the outside air. The power supply unit 1 is cooled by passing the periphery of the power supply unit 1 upward as cooling air. The blower fan F sends air used for cooling the power supply unit 1 upward and discharges it to the upper part (outside) of the apparatus main body 10 via the exhaust filter 2.

  An attachment metal 30 for attaching the upper cover 20 is provided on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 10. The attachment metal 30 is a pair of front and rear provided in such a manner that the upper surface opening 10 a of the apparatus main body 10, that is, the exhaust filter 2 is sandwiched, and has a front attachment metal 31 and a rear attachment metal 32.

The front side attachment 31 is formed by bending a flat plate member or the like, and extends forward from a front side base 311 extending upward and an upper edge of the front side base 311. And a forward extending portion 312 that is present. In the front attachment 31 , the vertical length of the front base 311 is set to be longer than the vertical length of the lower extension 22 of the upper cover 20. Further, the length in the left-right direction of the front side base 311 has a size substantially equal to the length in the left-right direction of the front-side lower extension 22 in the upper cover 20.

  The front extending portion 312 is provided in such a manner that the reinforcing metal 33 provided on the front side of the front attachment metal 31 is pressed from above. The forward extension 312 is provided with fastening holes 312a at both left and right ends.

The rear attachment metal 32 is formed by bending a flat plate-like member or the like. And a horizontal portion 322. In the rear side mounting metal 32 , the length in the vertical direction of the rear side base portion 321 is set to be larger than the length in the vertical direction of the extended portion 22 of the upper cover 20. Further, the length of the rear base 321 in the left-right direction is equal to the length of the front base 311 in the left-right direction. In such a rear base 321, a rectangular cutout 321 a that is continuous with the upper end edge in the central region is formed.

  The horizontal portion 322 is a pair of left and right tongue pieces extending from the upper end edge portion excluding the portion where the notch 321a is formed in the rear side base portion 321 to the front side, and each is provided with a fastening hole 322a. Yes.

  Between the front side mounting bracket 31 and the rear side mounting bracket 32, waterproof plates 34 are provided in such a manner as to connect the left and right ends. The waterproof plate 34 is formed by bending a flat plate member, and the length in the vertical direction is shorter than that of the attachment metal 30.

  The top part 21 of the upper cover 20 is placed on the upper surfaces of the front extension part 312 and the horizontal part 322 of the mounting bracket 30, and the through hole 21 a of the top part 21 and the fastening holes of the front extension part 312 and the horizontal part 322 are arranged. The upper cover 20 is provided on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 10 by causing the fastening members T such as screws to be inserted and fastened so that 312a and 322a are aligned.

  As described above, the front base 311 of the front attachment 31 constituting the attachment 30 is longer in the vertical direction than the extended portion 22 of the upper cover 20 and has a horizontal length. By having a size substantially equal to the length in the left-right direction of the front-side lower extension 22 of the upper cover 20, no gap is formed between the front-side attachment 31 and the upper cover 20. In other words, the front side attachment 31 is formed so as to eliminate a gap with the upper cover 20.

  On the other hand, the rear attachment metal 32 is formed with a notch 321 a continuous with the upper end edge in the rear base 321, and a gap is formed between the upper cover 20. Further, since the vertical length of the waterproof plate 34 is shorter than the vertical length of the attachment metal 30, a gap is also formed between the waterproof plate 34 and the upper cover 20.

  Thus, in the vehicle charging device according to the present embodiment, a gap is formed between the device main body 10 and the upper cover 20 on the surface other than the front surface, which is a customer service surface.

  In the vehicle charging apparatus having the above-described configuration, when the blower fan F disposed inside the apparatus main body 10 is driven, the air (outside air) taken from the lower side inside the apparatus main body 10 is cooled. The power supply unit 1 is cooled by passing upward around the power supply unit 1 as wind. As shown in FIG. 4, the air used for cooling the power supply unit 1 is sent upward and reaches the upper portion of the apparatus main body 10 via the exhaust filter 2. Since a gap is formed between the apparatus main body 10 and the upper cover 20 on the surface other than the front surface, the air reaching the upper part of the apparatus main body 10 is blocked from flowing forward and is blown by the blower fan F. Is driven to the outside from the surface except the front surface.

  As described above, according to the charging device for a vehicle according to the present embodiment, the front side mounting metal 31 formed so as to eliminate the gap with the upper cover 20 has the front air (customer service) Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user on the front side of the apparatus from being blown directly and to prevent the user from feeling uncomfortable. In particular, even when the exhausted air is hot, the user will not be sprayed with hot air directly, so that the user will not feel uncomfortable and the safety will be good. Can do.

  Moreover, in the said vehicle charging device, since the air discharged | emitted is prevented from flowing to a customer-facing surface by devising the shape of the front side attachment metal 31, it does not increase the number of parts, but increases cost. Can be suppressed.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made.

  In the above-described embodiment, the front side attachment metal 31 is formed so as to eliminate the gap with the upper cover 20 to prevent the exhausted air from flowing to the customer service surface. The shape of the attachment metal is not limited, and a member that can block the discharged air from flowing to the customer service surface may be provided separately.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Power supply unit 2 Exhaust filter 10 Apparatus main body 10a Top surface opening 11 Front door 12 Right side 13 Cable drawer part 14 Cable hook 15 Operation part 16 Connector accommodating part 20 Upper cover 21 Top part 21a Through-hole 22 Lower extension part 30 Attachment metal 31 Front Side attachment 311 Front side base 312 Front extension 312a Fastening hole 32 Rear side attachment 321 Rear side base 321a Notch 322 Horizontal part 322a Fastening hole 33 Reinforcement gold 34 Waterproof plate C Charging cable F Blower fan T Fastening member

Claims (1)

A power supply unit housed inside the device body;
An upper cover member provided in the upper surface of the apparatus main body through an exhaust filter disposed inside the apparatus main body and closing the upper surface opening of the apparatus main body with air used for cooling the power supply unit; An air blowing means for discharging through a gap formed therebetween,
A charging device for a vehicle that charges the vehicle by being connected to a charging terminal of the vehicle via a charging cable drawn out of the apparatus main body.
The attachment for attaching the upper cover member is
A front-side attachment including a front-side base extending upward on the front side of the upper surface of the apparatus main body, and a front extension extending forward from the upper end edge of the front-side base;
A rear base portion that extends upward on the rear side of the upper surface of the apparatus main body and has a notch continuous to the upper end edge in the central region, and an upper end edge excluding a portion in which the notch is formed in the rear base portion A rear-side mounting portion comprising a horizontal portion extending from the portion toward the front side;
And the upper cover member is placed on the upper surfaces of the front extension part and the horizontal part,
The upper cover member is mounted on the upper surface of the front extension portion, and is configured by the front side mounting metal that does not form a gap with the upper cover member on the upper surface of the apparatus main body, and passes through the exhaust filter. A vehicle charging device comprising a blocking member that blocks air from flowing toward a front surface .

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